‘Staycations’ remain a popular choice in Portugal
In the last few years, many travel buzzwords have come to the forefront. We have had ‘workation’ and ‘bleisure travel’, predominantly centred around professionals working remotely around the globe. However,
The daily differences between the Algarve and the USA
The Good, The Not-So-Good, and The Ugly One day, you’re driving along, you don’t need your GPS, you know where you’ll park, you have your grocery bags and little red
Let’s talk about dyslipidemia. Yes, because we love our heart!
Dyslipidemia is a term used to describe all quantitative or qualitative abnormalities of lipids (fats) in the blood. Dyslipidemias can be of different types: an increase in triglycerides an increase
Optimising tax efficiency for UK investments in Portugal
Many British expatriates living in Portugal maintain savings and investments from the UK. While this inclination is understandable, you should review whether your assets are structured in the most tax-efficient
Magnesium: an essential mineral
According to available data from over 110,000 published studies on magnesium, approximately 60-70% of adults have insufficient magnesium intake, leading to deficient levels of this mineral in the body. Magnesium
Killer whales need to calm down
Humans have long been endangering killer whales, some of which have become a growing threat to sailboats, particularly off the coasts of Portugal and Spain. There have already been at
The 1875 drought in the Algarve
Most farmers in the Algarve were smallholders whose subsistence agriculture required production of food for the farmer, his family and for his livestock, and also the production of enough seed
Stressors, stress and stress response
A good storyline has a beginning and ending, but the most exciting part of any story is the middle – the journey. You see, there is so much in our
Helping children deal with grief
Clearly, this is a very difficult subject area for a parent, teacher or head of school. However, it is one of vital importance, and one that needs to be handled
Wildfire management – learning lessons from the past
When Safe Communities Portugal attended the International Wildland Fire Conference 2023, alongside 1,600 delegates from 80 countries, in Porto last week, we learned that, globally, recent extreme weather events have